The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Putnam Vo-Tech Beavers (Springfield, MA) and the host Longmeadow Lancers (Longmeadow, MA), observed Putnam Vo-Tech's basketball team edge Longmeadow by a score of 48-45.

The Beavers (1-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst, MA). The Hurricanes come into the non-league challenge with a 0-0 record.

In their next game, the Lancers encounter the Central Golden Eagles (Springfield, MA) in a Valley challenge, on Monday, December 16. Longmeadow will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Golden Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-0 record after their 65-34 league win over Chicopee (Chicopee, MA).